‘Dynamite with a laser beam, guaranteed to blow your mind’

The Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium at the University of Arizona will rock you with a new laser light show set to the music of rock group Queen, accompanying the release of the new major motion picture, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The new light show features lasers on the dome and a mix of Queen’s hit songs, all working together to bring a dazzling light show to Flandrau. Queen is a British rock band that formed in the 1970s in London. The band’s members include Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and the late Freddie Mercury. The band recorded 15 studio albums, including hit songs “Killer Queen,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You.” They also performed world tours, playing stages like Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium. Queen was known for operatic rock songs, often writing songs with exceptional vocal ranges and intense drums and bass. RELATED: Q&A: Scott Ordway shares his composition with the desert crowd The newly released film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which follows the life of Freddie Mercury and explains how Queen came to be, hit theaters Nov. 2. The movie highlights the band’s highs and lows, the grueling songwriting and album-making process and the grand performances Queen and Freddie Mercury put on. The show “Laser Queen” started its run at Flandrau at the beginning of November, alongside the release of the new movie. The Flandrau Science Center wanted to connect to a younger audience and get on the wave… [Read full story]